HMD global is now seeding the Android Q beta 5 to the Nokia 8.1.
The fifth beta lets you invoke the Google Assistant with a swipe gesture from either of the bottom corners. Other changes include a bit more polish on the gesture navigation as a whole and the latest Android APIs.
Starting with Android Q beta 6 the OS will automatically switch to the old 3-button navigation when a custom launcher is…
The Samsung Galaxy Watch Active2 drops the physical rotating bezel in favor of a digital one. The revamped OneUI now uses a virtual bezel on the Super AMOLED display, a design that maximizes the screen real estate on your wrist. For comparison, the 44mm version has a larger…
Samsung has been making some of the best wearables on the market for a while, and today it’s introducing another new option. The Galaxy Watch Active2 arrives with a compact design, multiple sizes, and more. Here’s what you need to know.
The Samsung…
Galaxy Watch Active 2 hands-on: Samsung’s balancing act
August 5, 2019
Samsung released the Galaxy Watch Active less than six months ago, but that doesn’t mean it’s too soon to move on to bigger and better things. Case in point: The Galaxy Watch Active 2, which the company is unveiling today. It’s a slightly more premium version of the original and sits in the middle of Samsung’s lineup, between the flagship, full-featured Galaxy Watch and the…
US LG V35 ThinQ now receiving Android Pie update
August 5, 2019
LG still isn’t doing so good with software updates but with that said, if you’re a US-based LG V35 ThinQ owner, you’ll be pleased to hear that the Android Pie update is now rolling out.
The LG V35 ThinQ was originally exclusive to Google Fi and AT&T subscribers…
Last month we heard that the Nokia 6.2 and 7.2 will hit the market sometime in August and it looks like that HMD Global is right on schedule. Certification listings suggest that two Nokia devices have obtained Indonesian certification and are ready to be announced.
One of…
The Asus Zenfone 6 with its flippy camera and jacked spec sheet is now available for pre order in the US for a pretty enticing $499 price tag.
B&HPhoto has the unlocked Asus Zenfone 6 available for preorder, with devices set to ship hopefully pretty soon. The phone was launched way back in May and includes quite a substantial spec sheet for that sub-$500 sticker price (via ).
You get a…
Oxygen OS 9.5.8 is now heading out for the OnePlus 7, with the update highlights including the August 2019 patch and optimizations for the display adaptive brightness mode.
The update was announced over on the official OnePlus forums by Manu J, who confirmed that the…
Samsung Galaxy Note10+ prototype spotted out in the wild
August 5, 2019
Just two days before Samsungs Galaxy Note10 unveiling, a Chinese user was spotted with what appears to be a fully functional prototype of the Note10+. The device sports the centered punch hole and minimal bezels but its screen does not seem to be curved. That’s…
Just last week, the OnePlus 7 Pro received a software update that squashes a few bugs, fixes a couple of things and bumps up the security patch to August 2019. Well, today the vanilla 7 is receiving the incremental update as well.
The changelog is quite similar to the one of the 7 Pro although, the Oxygen version is 9.5.8. It optimizes the adaptive brightness, clears the issue with accidental…
